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A small power plant in each household (가정의 작은 발전소 연료전지)

  • Sin, Tae-Seob
    • Journal of the Korean Professional Engineers Association
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    • v.44 no.3
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    • pp.25-29
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    • 2011
  • The fuel cell, a renewable energy facility, hasn t come into wide use to the public. However, the usefulness of it is so high through Supply Business called Green Home, general auxiliary Supply Business, obligation to supply renewable energy for public organizations, Building Certification System and compulsory quota of using renewable energy to power generating businesses, etc. Intial installation was supported by government and a local autonomous entities in case of home fuel cell. Cost-benefits of installing it in home are approximately from $1,000 to $2,500. As Korea applies a progressive tax scheme in home electricity, energy costs are associated with electricity consumption. We should contemplate ways to make effective use of additional waste heat because technology of fuel cell is kind of a cogeneration.

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Selecting Six Sigma Projects

  • Akpolat, Hasan;Xu, Jichao
    • International Journal of Quality Innovation
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.132-137
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    • 2002
  • The quality improvement methodology Six Sigma gained enormous international popularity in the past few years, mainly due to its successful implementation at General Electric. Six Sigma is now commonly understood not only as a statistical measure for process performance (6$\sigma$ stands for 3.4 defects per million opportunities) to improve product quality but it has also become a strategic initiative undertaken by many organisations to improve management quality. In the centre of the Six Sigma methodology is the improvement project, often referred to as Black Belt or Green Belt project. Although every business is different and business priorities differ from company to company, however all businesses face the same problem when it comes to Six Sigma projects: How to choose the right project\ulcorner This article intends to provide some answers to this and other frequently asked questions about Six Sigma projects.

Bubble breakup dynamics and flow behaviors of a surface-functionalized nanocellulose based nanofluid stabilized foam in constricted microfluidic devices

  • Wei, Bing;Wang, Yuanyuan;Wen, Yangbing;Xu, Xingguang;Wood, Colin;Sun, Lin
    • Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
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    • v.68
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    • pp.24-32
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    • 2018
  • Nanocellulose was surface-functionalized toward the applications in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) as a green alternative. The focus of this paper is on the effect of this material based nanofluid (NF) on foam lamella stabilization through studying its bubble breakup dynamics and flow behaviors in constricted mircofluidic devices. The NF stabilized foam produced an improved flow resistance across the capillary largely due to the capillary trapped bubbles at the contraction. The "snap-off" caused the NF stabilized foam to produce finer textured bubbles, which can migrate readily forward to the deep porous media, as revealed by the pressure profiles.

Korean Application Plans for International Carbon Markets by Coping with the Paris Agreement (Post-2020 파리협정 대응 한국의 국제탄소시장 활용방안)

  • Lho, Sangwhan
    • Journal of Climate Change Research
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.91-102
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    • 2018
  • The Korean government submitted the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) to UNFCCC which aims to reduce 37% greenhouse gas emission for the opportunity of developing new energy industry and industry innovation by 2030 compared with Business-As-Usual scenario taking into account its international responsibilities and hosting headquarters of Green Climate Fund (GCF) secretariat. The 37% reduction is composed of 25.7% in the domestic markets and 11.3% in the international carbon markets. To achieve the reduction target in the international carbon market mechanisms, it must use the linkage of international carbon markets and develop new renewable energy technology for CDM and ODA. Finally, it must improve carbon capture storage (CCS) technology and establish domestic CCS institutional systems as soon as possible. And, it must activate CCS information exchange for the international cooperation on UNFCCC movement.

Status, Challenges and Strategic Directions for the ESG Bond Market in Korea (ESG 채권 현황 및 활성화 방안에 관한 연구)

  • Kang, Yun-Sik;Chung, Jay M.
    • Asia-Pacific Journal of Business
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.45-60
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    • 2020
  • Recently, ESG bond issuance has been gradually spreading to banks and non-financial private companies in Korea. However, the Korean ESG bond market is still in its infancy in terms of size, diversity and investor base compared to the global ESG bond market. In other words, ESG bonds are rapidly forming in the global market, but are still in the formation stage in the domestic market, and various policy and practical measures such as system, incentives, and infrastructure are needed to activate them. In this paper, we examine the domestic and international status of ESG bonds in relation to responsible investment. In addition, this paper explores specific measures to revitalize the domestic ESG bond market in four aspects: establishing ESG bond standards, procedures and regulations, increasing ESG bond investment demand, increasing ESG bond issuance, building market infrastructure and market efforts. This study is expected to contribute to the development of the domestic ESG bond market and responsible investment.

Factors Influencing Work-Related Use of Smartphones: An Empirical Investigation

  • JaeSung Park;HeeOck Rho;Joon Koh
    • Asia pacific journal of information systems
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.204-219
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    • 2018
  • This paper touches the limitations of existing theories related to technology acceptance, which mainly focus on users' perceived ease of use and usefulness, and proposes the role for sensory capabilities and enjoyment in understanding smartphone use. Furthermore, we develop a model that explains smartphone usage and intention to use it for a task and analyzes 442 questionnaire survey responses of smartphone users. First, perceived usefulness, perceived sensory capability, and perceived enjoyment influenced smartphone usage. Second, we found that both perceived usefulness and smartphone use were significantly associated with users' intention to utilize the smartphone for their job-related tasks. Finally, both perceived sensory capability and enjoyment were found to be more powerful factors than ease of use in explaining smartphone use. From the study findings, implications and future research directions are also discussed.

General and New Perspectives on Product Design in Finland

  • Silvonen, Timo
    • International Journal of Costume and Fashion
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    • v.4
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    • pp.1-20
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    • 2004
  • Finland, the small Nordic country, far from anywhere, just happens to be one of the most modern and technologically advanced nations in the world. It is also the home of several leading global brands in their fields. Among these belong for example Nokia, Kone Elevators, and Metso Paper. This strange, cold country with its by reputation reserved and introvert Arctic people, manages to operate smoothly in the global village; in business, technology and also world politics. People from all over the world want go to Finland to study and work, knowing a lot about the clean, green, spacious country with extensive social security, equal women and general well-being.

General and New Perspectives on Product Design in Finland

  • Silvonen, Timo
    • Proceedings of the Korea Society of Costume Conference
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.16-17
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    • 2003
  • Finland, the small Nordic country, far from anywhere, just happens to be one of the most modern and technologically advanced nations in the world. It is also the home of several leading global brands in their fields. Among these belong for example Nokia, Kone Elevators, and Metso Paper. This strange, cold country with its reserved and introvert Arctic people, manages to operate smoothly in the global village; in business, technology and also world politics. People from all over the world want go to Finland to study and work, knowing a lot about the clean, green, spacious country with extensive social security, equal women and general well-being. How can this be possible\ulcorner

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V+Incubator - 그린존(Green Zone)에서 싹 틔운 성공의 씨앗

  • Jeong, Yu-Gyeong
    • Venture DIGEST
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    • s.137
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    • pp.28-29
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    • 2009
  • 벤처 창업에서도 '첫 단추 끼우기'는 중요하다. 첫 단추 끼우는 법을 어떻게 배웠느냐에 따라서 벤처의 승패가 갈리기 마련이다. 벤처의 첫 단추는 사업 아이템과 함께 선배 벤처기업의 노하우와 네트워크를 얼마나 공유하는 지가 좌우한다. 그런 면에서 최근 벤처기업협회 서울벤처인큐베이터 그린존에 입주한 5개 기업은 첫 단추를 잘 끼우는 방법을 배우는 기회를 얻은 셈이다. 선배들의 실패와 성공 노하우를 접할 기회가 많은 이곳에서 푸른 꿈을 키워나가는 이들의 무한한 가능성에 주목해 보자.

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